by Greener Orkney | Oct 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
Marine waste that had been disfiguring the beach at Birsay for years was finally removed on 1 October in a joint effort between staff from SSEN (31) and volunteers from Greener Orkney (3). This large group of helpers, using a mixture of mechanised and hand operated...
by Greener Orkney | Sep 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
In conjunction with the Highlands and Islands Climate Festival and the Great British Beach Clean, over 20 volunteers worked in blustery conditions yesterday on Scapa beach and in an hour managed to remove 56kg of beach litter. Afterwards they enjoyed an excellent...
by Greener Orkney | Jun 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
Another great effort by over 55 groups and individuals to help clean the Orkney Isles in the spring. Thanks to everyone who helped and especially to those who contribute every year. In total around 750 black and turquoise bags were collected from around the islands...
by Greener Orkney | Jun 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Highlands and Islands Climate Hub, Community Planning Partnership, Orkney Islands Council, Islands Centre for Net Zero, Greener Orkney, and Orkney Zerowaste are launching a partnership network to strengthen collaboration on circular economy and zero waste...
by Greener Orkney | Mar 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
Last year, Greener Orkney scoped out a project whose objective was working with local groups from the northern Orkney isles to carry out coastal cleans of areas where marine litter gathers, to remove that litter and to carry out some analysis of the activity gathered....
